Movement (thought 129)
At night, truths are sometimes revealed to us so lucid that they don’t survive the return of light.
Text of “Thought 129” by Blaise Pascal
Text located on page 440 of the original manuscript.
Our nature is in movement; complete rest is death.
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a philosopher, engineer and mathematician of genius. Among other major scientific and philosophical advances, in 1645 he invented and built the first mechanical calculating machine, laying the concrete foundations of computer science.
The “Pensées” are a collection of very short texts, divided into numerous themes, which were found after Blaise Pascal’s death. The “Pensées” are Blaise Pascal’s most illustrious, striking and accessible work.
These films, directed by Benoît Labourdette, are based on the principle of choosing a “Thought”, and creating images, sounds, music, rhythm, life, architecture and imagination to showcase it. The film is there to propose discovery and invite personal philosophical thought, based on Blaise Pascal’s fulgurances. Each film is accompanied by the full text of the “Thought” chosen, and sometimes by a text of my own, to make the link with our contemporary reality.
On June 19, 2023, we celebrate the 400th anniversary of Blaise Pascal’s birth. These films are a form of homage to this thinker who, for me, speaks profoundly to our contemporary issues.
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The fold Series of 80 photographs of light.
Unfolded folds illuminated in the unheard-of night of a gaze that lives again. -
Look down A film by Benoît Labourdette (3’20s, 2022).
To look in the face of one’s greatest fears, for a few moments. Dive into consciousness. Build. -
Next train A film by Benoît Labourdette (2’51s, 2024).
Time stands still. And then life returns. Pain is life. Sweetness is life. Replications. Messages. Double helix. Heal. ExtensionsWhen we live (…) -
Rachid’s Video creation by Benoît Labourdette (2’58s, 2014).
The small trace left on a surface, on a “skin”, is perhaps the most important thing there is. -
Black series A film by Benoît Labourdette (10’06s, 2015). With Marion Geerebaert.
After the death was sown into arbitrariness, a young woman comes back to haunt her mate.